Pedrito (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Martínez García | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Dolores, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Villarreal C | 28 | (4) |
| 2015–2019 | Villarreal B | 41 | (3) |
| 2019 | Logroñés | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Zemplín Michalovce | 11 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Fastav Zlín | 21 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Košice | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2023 | |||
Pedro Martínez García (born 9 February 1996), commonly known as Pedrito is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Born in Dolores, Pedrito is a graduate of the Villarreal's youth setup, after having joined the academy at the age of 12. In 2015, he was promoted to Villarreal C.[1] On 25 October 2015, he made his debut for the reserves, coming as a 68th minute substitute for Fran Sol in a 1–0 defeat against Badalona.[2]
On 18 November 2015, Pedrito injured his ligaments during a training session, and returned to play in December 2016, featuring in a league match for the C-team against Muro.[3] On 7 December 2017, he made his first team debut for the senior team, coming on as a substitute for Roberto Soriano in a 1–0 defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv in the UEFA Europa League.[4]
On 18 January 2020, Pedrito joined Czech club Fastav Zlín on a contract until the summer 2022.[5]
Club statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 20 October 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal C | 2015–16[6] | Tercera División | 7 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[6] | Tercera División | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 28 | 2 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Villarreal B | 2015–16[6] | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[6] | Segunda División B | 25 | 3 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19[6] | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |||
| Villarreal | 2017–18[6] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Promotion Play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ "La paciencia de Pedrito" [Pedrito's patience]] (in Spanish). El Periodico Mediterranéo. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "El Villarreal B cau a Badalona (1-0)" [Villarreal B falls to Badalona (1-0)] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Pedro volvió 396 días después" [Pedro returns 396 days later]. Levante EMV. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "A young Villarreal show their worth". Villarreal CF. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ DALŠÍ ZIMNÍ POSILOU JE MLADIČKÝ ŠPANĚL PEDRO MARTÍNEZ GARCÍA, fcfastavzlin.cz, 18 January 2020
- ^ a b c d e f "Pedrito" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Vega Baja del Segura
- Footballers from the Province of Alicante
- Spanish men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Czech First League players
- 2. Liga (Slovakia) players
- Villarreal CF C players
- Villarreal CF B players
- UD Logroñés players
- MFK Zemplín Michalovce players
- FC Zlín players
- FC Košice (2018) players
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen